Overview
- Norinco disclosed new technical information on the Hurricane 3000, a truck-mounted high-power microwave system designed to defeat drones and swarms.
- Company expert Yu Jianjun says the system’s effective interception range exceeds three kilometers against light and small UAVs.
- The platform is described as capable of independent operation or networking with lasers and conventional air defenses to enable area denial.
- Publicly reported data place Epirus’s Leonidas at about two kilometers of effective range, providing the key benchmark for Norinco’s claim.
- Norinco indicates planned roles beyond counter-drone tasks, including disrupting communications, countering airborne reconnaissance, defeating precision-guided munitions, and potential non-lethal active denial.